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Originally Posted by ezaircon4jc
The Int'l Date Line cost me my 21st birthday! When I was in the Navy, we crossed it the day before my birthday and I had something like an hour or 2 of my birthday.
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This reminded me of a Humor in Uniform I read in Reader’s Digest years ago. As I’m sure you remember, in the military when we’re talking about getting in trouble we often say, “what are they going to do, take away my birthday?” Well, as you discovered the Navy can do that. This sailor got into trouble and he was put in the brig for 24 hours the day before his birthday and during that time his ship crossed the international date line and when he was released it was the day after his birthday.